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RAW Reunion was a show that had a whole lot of big stars show up to remind the WWE Universe how much better the show used to be back in the day. Jokes aside, it was a fun show jampacked with a lot of exciting segments.
I mean John Cena showed up at the top of the show, DX had a great showdown with The OC, and the 24X7 Championship changed hands a whole lot of times over the course of the night. And then Mick Foley showed up in what seemed like it would be a feel-good segment to address the WWE Universe.
But then the lights would go out and Bray Wyatt would show up in his Fiend avatar, much to the amazement of the WWE Universe in attendance. Why did Bray Wyatt take out the legendary Foley?
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Let me examine the reasons in this very article...
#5 To get the character over with a bigger mainstream audience
It is no secret that there are fewer people watching the current WWE product than ever before in the company's illustrious history. Some have attributed this to booking while others have blamed the changing patterns of television consumption for the said phenomenon. However, they still view the Attitude Era and the Golden Era with much nostalgia.
A lot of names from those two eras came to the RAW Reunion show this week. And because of the additional eyeballs that were on the product, it was the perfect stage for Bray Wyatt to attack a legend. This created a historic moment for the relaunch of his character.
Close on the heels of his attack on Finn Balor, this is just the kind of push he needs to re-establish himself as a top star again. Great work from WWE in building a top draw with the whole world watching!
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#4 A passing of the torch
We all know what a great advocate for the current roster Mick Foley is. If you follow him on social media, he's always talking about the men and women of today and just how much potential they have. You can retire from the business, but do you actually ever retire from the business?
Now, we know that a few years ago, Mick Foley had passed the torch to Dean Ambrose. And we also know how that panned out, with Ambrose no longer sticking with the promotion. It makes all the sense in the world for Foley to pass the torch to someone else in the roster, someone who'll be a part of WWE seemingly for the long haul.
Think of a man who made history in a mask and you think Mankind, almost at once. If you actually analyze the brutal attack, you'll realize that it was a moment of sheer, pure respect.
#3 To introduce a new move in The Fiend's arsenal
I know that this is related to a passing of the torch, but I think this is significant enough to warrant a point of its own, as such. Mick Foley was best known for 'Mr. Socko' or the mandible claw, using the move as his finisher.
We know that Su Yung does the move in Impact Wrestling and a whole host of performers have used it over the years, but nobody in WWE does it right now. Also, it fits in right with Bray Wyatt's character and makes all the sense in the world to use it.
So today, with more eyeballs on the product than usual, Bray Wyatt unleashed a brand new move at WWE RAW Reunion. This is a very significant development and I wonder if Sister Abigail will be phased out.
Maybe he'll use multiple finishers like AJ Styles does.
#2 To sell the injury to Balor
Last week, Bray Wyatt showed up to take Finn Balor out. It is quite clear that the two men are going to face each other at SummerSlam. So why did Bray not attack Balor again this week, you ask? That would be the usual practice for WWE booking, wouldn't it?
Bray Wyatt is going to get a huge push and will be made to look like a very big deal indeed. And for that to happen, Bray Wyatt has to seem like a big deal. He has to not look like the chump that he was in the past when he was losing every single match that he was in. And for that to happen, Finn Balor has to sell his injury, making it seem like a very big deal.
This is one of the reasons why Finn Balor sat out this week and sold his injury to such a big degree. He made Wyatt seem like he was a million bucks.
#1 To put the entire roster on notice
Often what happens is that when someone is embroiled in a feud with another Superstar, it's almost a given that he/she will only feud with the person leading up to the pay-per-view event. And what this results in, on most occasions, is for a feud to be stretched out and drawn out, to the point where it loses the audience.
But this is an indication of the fact that The Fiend can strike anyone, at almost any time. I suppose it's a lot like Killer Kross and his gimmick in Impact Wrestling, where he was laying multiple random people out in the back. Even people in the creative team, like Sonjay Dutt, weren't necessarily safe.
This was basically Bray Wyatt telling the WWE roster that everyone is at risk, at all times. In my opinion, this was the biggest moment from RAW Reunion.
Do you guys agree?
